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V starts things off with a layup L answers with a 3 V made bank shot L with another 3 V made basket but another offensive foul call waves it off 38-33 L 5:40 3rd

Vidor works it around the perimeter spinning jump shot no good oob Lumberton ball. Lumberton turns it over steal V V missed layup L drains a triple V missed the bunny L returns the favor V missed 3 offensive rebound put back foul made 1 miss 2nd another offensive board for Vidor missed the front end of 1 and 1 L made floater V made 3 L transition layup at the buzzer it’s good 33-29 Lumberton at halftime

Pirates inbounding under their own basket made shot offensive foul called waved it off L walks it up drives blocking foul On the floor but in the bonus made the first 1 and both Ltown takes the lead 26-25 3:09

Lumberton with a lay in Vidor draws a foul in the bonus shorting 1 and 1 missed the front end 25-24 V

L at the line again made 1 22-20 V Vidor missed j L made floater ties it up Vidor hits a 3 25-22 V 3:35 2nd

V miss 3 rebound blocked shot L draws a shooting foul made both 22-19 V 4:47 2nd

Shooting foul on Vidor Ltown knocks them both down V miss 3 L air 3 22-17 V 5:30 2nd qtr

V press break turnover L travel V press break easy layup 22-15 V 5:52 2nd

L miss floater and foul on the rebound V inbound L applying full court pressure turnover L inbound threw it away V ball

V miss 3 L miss J V transition layup L miss runner V miss 3 L draws foul on the floor 20-15 V 6:56 2nd

Offensive foul on Ltown Vidor quick up the court got behind the defense and scores 16-15 V Ltown missed floater in the lane oob on V Ltown inbound missed corner 3 V rebound Vidor killing clock nice little running teardrop at the buzzer 18-15 Vidor end of 1

Nice inbound play over the top Vidor missed the layup Pirates inbounding again made corner 3 14-13 V Ltown miss down low but stole it back and made the break away layup Vidor with a travel 15-14 L 1:13 1st

Ltown driving layup and the harm made the and 1 11-13 L 2:20

Ltown drains a 3 Vidor transition layup 11-10 Pirates 2:46 1st

Some bad shooting early both teams trading misses still 6-5 Lumberton inside bucket waved off offensive foul Vidor inside missed layup Steal Vidor missed layup Ltown runner in the lane 7-6 L Vidor corner 3 9-7 V 3:12 1st

Pirates working it down low get a foul call Made 1 free throw 5-3 L Steal Vidor 3 in transition 6-5 V big blocked shot oob Lumberton ball missed shot Pirates miss a 3 but get a loose ball foul VIDOR inbounds and Lumberton draws a charging foul

Lumberton wins the tip and wastes no time with a lob play over the top. Tipped in nicely with a foul but missed the and 1. Rebound and a 3, Vidor answers with a jumper. 5-2 Ltown 7:05 1st

Dude looks just like Tony Romo… but yea Buna is always well prepared and just knows how to play a good brand of team basketball. I’ve always thought he puts his players in the right position and gets them to play their role.

Didn't they have a full team of Seniors last season, I'm sure this year will be a BIG step backwards for the birds. I gotta make it to some of those Vidor games this year, they have a couple of talented players. But as always, depth and consistency will be a problem for the Pirates. I don't think they will be a pushover in this district, playoffs not likely though.

I know I'm probably a little late to the party on this, just rounding into basketball form. But did the new WOS coach move on already?

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I knew it… they always cruitin! But seriously my biggest take away from that article is OF moving back down to 3a next season, they are poised to make some noise.

Those were the teams I was referring to in my post, that was a really talented group. I knew they had some great regular seasons as well and went 3 rounds deep in the 5a playoffs. They didn’t have the long undefeated streak running up to the end of the season that generated a lot of buzz and comparisons to the 64 team. Those teams, as good as they were, did not win the district title but the 2016 team got a CO-DC (8-2, 7-1) record, also a very good team. If I were to guess I’m sure coach got some COTY votes during those seasons as well.

I think it should be mentioned that Vidor had their best season since 1964. This years 1 loss team had a better regular season than any that came before them in 57 years. Some of those old Pirate squads went deeper in the playoffs and they had more talent in my opinion but they lost some close games. This years team figured out a way to win almost all of their close games. I’m telling you it was almost magical, they pulled some impressive comeback wins out of nowhere. Coming back from a big deficit to steal the game late vs Silsbee. Pulling out a last second TD and 2 point conversion to steal the game vs Jasper. Coming all the way back from an almost insurmountable hole vs Lumberton to steal the win in the 4th quarter. All of those games at home in front of a rowdy and amped up crowd. It was a great season for Coach Mathews and the boys… almost magical.

That would be really good news, Vidor should be able to finally have some success in the 4a playoffs if that happens. The last two years the path to the state semis began with knocking the Pirates out in the first round. Needless to say, I’ve seen about enough of those Eastex teams…